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1. Apples
1. Apples
A total of 36 pesticides can be found on apples according to the FDA. One test found 7 different chemicals on a single apple.
2. Baby foods
3. Butter and milk (animal products), also eggs
Dairy cows are fed with grains that are heavily treated with chemicals; animal products can also contain antibiotics and bovine growth hormone. (the meat you eat should also be organic due to the cumulative effect of toxins)
4. Cantaloupes (melon)
Are often contaminated by the 5 longest lasting of chemicals. Dieldrin, still gets taken up by the roots even though it was banned in 1974.
5. Cucumbers
Cucumbers were ranked the 12th most contaminated food and the second in cancer risk due to their pesticide content.
6. Grapes
7. Green beans
There are over 60 pesticides that are registered for use on green beans in the US.
8. Spinach
The chemicals used to treat spinach can cause cancer and can disrupt hormones.
9. Strawberries
Strawberries are one of the most contaminated ones of all produce.
10. Winter squash
Can absorb Dieldrin from soil.
Fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide load according to the Environmental Working Group:
peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, grapes, pears, spinach, potatoes.
Fruits and vegetables with the lowest pesticide load:
broccoli, eggplant (aubergine), cabbage, banana, kiwi, asparagus, sweet peas, mango, pineapple, sweet corn, avocado, onion
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